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When Jean Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still lay in the future. Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were not yet born. The Eiffel Tower was 14 years from being built. As a teenager, she met Vincent Van Gogh, near her home in Arles, in the south of France. He was “very ugly, ungracious, impolite, sick—I forgive him, they called him loco.” She recalled. When she died last week at age 122, she was the world’s oldest person. (There were others who claimed to the title, but only Calment had the official documents to prove her age)
Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life. Some years it was “a sense of humor”, others it was “keeping busy”. “God may have forgotten me,” she once explained. The truth probably was that she had good genes. Her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.
Her life had its sadness: she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson. According to a friend, she was imperturbable. “If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”
In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good. She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes. She never lost her sense of humor. On her 110th birthday, she commented, “I have only ever had one wrinkle, and I am sitting on it.” Her longevity made her famous. Her spirits made her eternal(永恒的)
小题1:Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?
A.To show that Calment had seen famous people and things.
B.To emphasize that Calement was born a long time ago.
C.To indicate that Calement is just as famous.
D.To admire the knowledge that Calement had.
小题2:The author believes that Calment’s longevity is mainly due to _____.
A.a sense of humorB.being kept busyC.belief in GodD.good genes
小题3:The underlined word imperturbable means ______.
A.calmB.humorousC.friendlyD.healthy
小题4:Toward the end of the story, the author seems to be impressed by Calment’s _____.
A.attitudeB.religious beliefC.knowledgeD.lifestyle

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A

试题分析:本文介绍了Jean Calment是世界上活得最长久的人,这既与家族良好的基因,又与她对生活保持的平静乐观生活态度有关。
小题1:推理题:这是一种对比,强调Jean Calment出生时间在很早以前。故选B。
小题2:细节题:根据第二段中“The truth probably was that she had good genes. ”事实可能是她拥有良好的基因。故选D。
小题3:推理题:根据后面的句子““If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.””可知Jean Calment 对这种无能为力的事情可以坦然面对,由此可知她是很冷静的。故选A。
小题4:推理题:阅读最后一段可知Jean Calment一直保持一种很规律的生活状态和幽默感,这是她面对生活的态度。故选A。
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小题15:
A.puzzledB.excitedC.depressedD.delighted
小题16:
A.coughingB.laughingC.cryingD.shouting
小题17:
A.howB.whatC.whoD.why
小题18:
A.pleasedB.fooledC.interestedD.hit
小题19:
A.so B.butC.andD.or
小题20:
A.droveB.walkedC.flewD.left

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